Christopher Persson

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

The London Interdisciplinary School

Christopher Persson is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at LIS: The London Interdisciplinary School. UK’s first new university with it’s own degree awarding powers for 60 years, opened in 2021 and is based in East London. Prior executive experiences include co-founding restaurant marketing company Bookatable, health tech business Vielife and UK GM for the Swedish consultancy firm BTS. In Non-Executive capacity Chris has held board positions with several start ups both in Scandinavia and the UK. His advisory roles include Singularity University, Seedcamp and the youth charity Big Change, that support young people to succeed in life, not just in grades.